The Team Nigeria raked in 47 gold, 33 silver and 40 bronze medals across 25 categories of sports at the competition.
Weightlifting produced Nigeria’s highest medal haul. The team garnered 32 medals — 16 gold, 10 silver and six bronze medals.
Athletics was Nigeria’s second most productive sport at the Games, with 22 medals won.
Tobi Amusan carted away three gold medal in the women’s 100 meters hurdles. She then anchored the women’s 4×100 meters team to a gold medal. Ese Bruno came top in the women’s long jump, while Chukwuebuka Enekwechi reigned supreme in the men’s shot put.
Nigeria won eight gold medals in boxing ,while arm wrestling also produced 13 medals.
Team Nigeria’s medal haul is only bested by Egypt, which had 189 medals, comprising 101 gold, 46 silver and 42 bronze.
South Africa placed third on the medals table with 106 medals — 32 gold, 32 silver and 42 bronze medals.
Algeria finished third with 29 gold, 38 silver and 47 bronze medals, while Tunisia completed the top five.
The next edition of the African Games will be held in Cairo, Egypt, in 2027.
